# Accident 20151024020819A: Maule M-5-235C, Warrenton, VA, October 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0000° N, 77.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0000&lon=-77.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406X-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 150 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151024020819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A CURRENCY LANDING FOR PRACTICE BEFORE DEPARTING HIS HOME AIRPORT.  THIS WAS THE PIC'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. WHILE LANDING, HE FAILED TO CLEAR A CATTLE GUARD AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT THE CATTLE GUARD  CAUSING THE NOSE, SPINNER AND PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLING FORWARD ONTO THE AIRCRAFT'S TOP SIDE WHERE IT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA024), Oct 24, 2015: Maule M5 (N406X), Warrentown, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a cattle-guard fence on landing. Contributing to the accident was his lack of recent flying experience.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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